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This historic place is beautiful. It was a super hot day when we were in South Portland. Came here in the evening and enjoyed the cool sea breeze while walking out to the lighthouse. A good location for some great pics.

This is a fun place to wander around but the parking is limited and there are no washrooms. There is a port-a-potty but it was filthy.
The walk out to the lighthouse was enjoyable and it was peaceful standing beside the lighthouse watching the water...More

Points of interest near and far visible from Fort Preble. The fort is not much itself, just walls where cannons could aim out at passing boats. Unfortunately no trace of the actual weaponry left. Portland Breakwater Light is visible to the north, Spring Point Light...More

We had taken a harbor cruise and made a stop at Fort Preble where the guide gave us some interesting facts about the fort and its history.
We thought it was interesting and plan to come back to explore it further.

While on our adventure up the east coast, we wanted to see lighthouses but we ended up seeing just as many forts. This was yet another fort that wasn't part of our "plans" but ended up being something we enjoyed. It's very scenic here. There...More

I've visited this site numerous times, over the past 5 years, the latest being in May of 2016. It is adjacent to the Portland Head Lighthouse. For the history buff, it's a great freewalk at your own leisure to see the remnants of that fort....More